Waterton Lake at Waterton Park water level

Name: Waterton Lake at Waterton Park water level (Environment and Climate Change Canada – Water Survey of Canada)
Creator: Environment and Climate Change Canada – Water Survey of Canada
License: https://open.canada.ca/en/open-government-licence-canada

Lake, Waterton Lake, Alberta, Canada

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Normal for mid-October

Surface elevation

1,278.19m Steady over the last 24 hours

Measured Oct 19, 2026, 02:05 PM MDT (54 min ago)

History

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Surface elevation Normal range (10–90 %)

What this means

The water level at Waterton Lake at Waterton Park reads 1,278.19 m, about where it usually sits at this time of year.

The median for mid-October is 1,278.15 m, based on 11 years of readings, so the water level is 0.04 m above typical.

It has barely moved over the past 24 hours. The 30-day range is 1,278.16 m – 1,278.43 m.

Lakes and reservoirs often sit lower in fall after a summer of evaporation and use, and recover with winter rain and spring snowmelt.

Compared with 11 years of daily readings for this time of year. How to read levels

Key numbers

Median for this date: 1,278.15 m0.04 m above the median for this date
Normal for this date: 1,278.06 m – 1,278.61 m8 years in 10 fall in this range (11 years of records)
Lowest and highest in 30 days: 1,278.16 m – 1,278.43 m
Lowest and highest in 12 months: 1,278.19 m – 1,278.44 m

Boating and fishing at Waterton Lake at Waterton Park

A lake in its usual range is what most ramps, docks and swimming areas are built for.

Conditions at the shore change with the level, so check with the agency that runs the lake before a trip.

Weather at the gauge

No rain in the last 3 days.

19 Mon 17° -2° – Wind 19 km/h

20 Tue 10° 2° – Wind 15 km/h

21 Wed 15° 1° – Wind 20 km/h

22 Thu 18° 8° – Wind 14 km/h

23 Fri 11° 2° 8.0 mm, 83% Wind 13 km/h

24 Sat 6° -1° 0.7 mm, 77% Wind 11 km/h

25 Sun 7° -1° – Wind 17 km/h

Forecast: Open-Meteo

Sunrise 08:03 AM Sunset 06:39 PM Daylight 10 hr, 36 min First quarter 62%

Map

Nearby gauges

Gauge	Level	Compared with normal	24 hours	Distance
Waterton River near Waterton ParkRiver gauge, Waterton River	0.39 m	Normal	±0	8.3 km
Belly River near Mountain ViewRiver gauge, Belly River	1.17 m	Normal	−0.01 m	16 km
Mountain View Irrigation District CanalCanal gauge	1.10 m	High	±0	16 km
Yarrow Creek at Spread Eagle RoadRiver gauge, Yarrow Creek	6.31 m	Low	±0	20 km
Drywood Creek near the MouthRiver gauge, Drywood Creek	0.78 m	High	±0	28 km
Pincher Creek at Front Range RoadRiver gauge, Pincher Creek	7.80 m	Normal	±0	31 km
Swiftcurrent Creek at Many Glacier MTRiver gauge, Swiftcurrent Creek	29.3 cfs	Low	+2.4 cfs	21 mi
Waterton ReservoirReservoir	1,178.38 m	Very high	+0.04 m	34 km

Questions and answers

What is a normal level for Waterton Lake at Waterton Park in mid-October?

The median for mid-October is 1,278.15 m. In 8 years out of 10 the reading falls between 1,278.06 m and 1,278.61 m, based on 11 years of records.

Is Waterton Lake at Waterton Park really 1,278.19 m deep?

No. 1,278.19 m is the height of the water surface above sea level (or the agency's vertical datum), not the depth of the water.

What is the water level of Waterton Lake at Waterton Park today?

On Oct 19, 2026, 02:05 PM MDT, the surface elevation was 1,278.19 m. Steady over the last 24 hours.

Is Waterton Lake at Waterton Park rising or falling?

Steady over the last 24 hours. Down 0.03 m over the last 7 days.

Is the level of Waterton Lake at Waterton Park normal?

Normal for mid-October. Compared with 11 years of daily readings for this time of year.

How often is this data updated?

Environment and Climate Change Canada – Water Survey of Canada publishes a new reading every hour. This page refreshes within minutes of each update.

Where does this data come from?

The values come directly from Environment and Climate Change Canada – Water Survey of Canada, the official operator of this gauge, and are published under the Open Government Licence – Canada. We do not estimate or model live values.

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Station codes, datum, parameters, data quality and downloads

Operator: Environment and Climate Change Canada – Water Survey of Canada
Station code: eccc:05AD025 (Agency page)
Coordinates: 49.05360, -113.90705 (WGS84)
Vertical datum: GEODETIC SURVEY OF CANADA DATUM
Update interval: every hour
Licence: Open Government Licence – Canada. Contains information licensed under the Open Government Licence – Canada

Published series

Parameter	Last value	Time (UTC)	Quality
Surface elevation	1,278.19 m	2026-10-19 20:05	Provisional

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